Focusing on India’s Malabar Coast, the much-fabled ‘land of pepper’, Prange provides a case study of how Monsoon Islam developed in response to concrete economic, socio-religious, and political challenges. In the study of Muslim life in Germany, one in three Muslim women surveyed said they were very devout. Muslim women are somewhat more devout than Muslim men. The Muslim community in Germany has nearly equal shares of men and women. Germany’s Muslim community also includes people who have converted to Islam either because of their religious convictions, following marriage to a Muslim partner, or for other reasons. Ahmadis and followers of other Islamic sects and movements each account for 1% of Germany’s Muslim community. Muslims account for about 6.6% of Germany’s total population. The number of Muslims living alone is sometimes overestimated; it actually only accounts for about 11% of Muslim households. Full text views reflects the number of PDF downloads, PDFs sent to Google Drive, Dropbox and Kindle and HTML full text views for chapters in this book.

This Book has been cited by the following publications. In the study, you can find further information on specific topics. Additional articles and illustrations on specific topics related to Islam and Muslim life in Germany will be added here at regular intervals. True it is, that no other rule exists, by which any question which may divide a Society, can be ultimately determined, but the will of the majority; but it is also true that the majority may trespass on the rights of the minority. The degree of religious observance may also differ between generations: Muslims born in Germany are often less observant than their parents who immigrated to Germany. You may wind up with some real-life debts. The triumph of Monsoon Islam is in dredging these vast depths to discover the few stray pearls of information and then stringing these together to enrich our understanding of this world. You can find more information here (in German only). You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in “My saved searches”. The view that the ideology of radical Islam is rooted in Islamic scripture understands fully the cause of terrorism; it takes religious arguments seriously, and does not view them as a mere smokescreen for underlying “real” motivations, such as socio-economic grievances.

In this world, everything is sacred, and the word “Real” takes on a new meaning. Meaning that Spectre is more powerful than every other hero in the DC Universe put together. And Muslims who do not (yet) have much social contact with native Germans said they were very interested in more such interaction. This doesn’t make Israel more special, but it makes God more remarkable because He keeps His promises. The many Greek goddesses would make great mothers, and do what is best for their children. Far better-known is the Great Red Spot. The concept of giving charity, known as “Zakat,” holds great significance in the Islamic faith and plays a crucial role in alleviating poverty and promoting social welfare. These pillars are the declaration of faith, praying five times a day, giving money to charity, fasting and a pilgrimage to Mecca (at least once). The rite of prayer – to be performed five times a day – is an important part of the daily practice of Islam. The share of Muslims who said they prayed daily is 39%. About 25% said they never prayed, and 11% said they only prayed a few times a year. Three-quarters of Muslims in Germany identify as Sunni.

And Islam has other currents and groups which differ from each other and from Sunni Islam. Sunni Islam is the predominant branch of Islam worldwide. Muslims in Germany have a broad range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds and follow many different denominations of Islam. And many Muslims are active in their communities beyond their mosque congregation. For the avoidance of doubt, public presentations include but are not limited to: keynotes, presentations, lightning talks, addresses, IRC, mailing list posts, and forums. In its nearly 400 pages, the report thoroughly examines the phenomenon of anti-Muslim sentiment and offers extensive recommendations for policy-makers, public administration and civil society. Sebastian R. Prange argues that this ‘Monsoon Islam’ was shaped by merchants not sultans, forged by commercial imperatives rather than in battle, and defined by the reality of Muslims living within non-Muslim societies. ‘With meticulous attention to both the material and discursive dimensions of medieval Muslim settlement in Malabar, Sebastian R. Prange combines manuscript, architectural and epigraphic evidence of India’s role in the twinned maritime traffic of goods and gods. Arab travel accounts, to Sanskrit chronicles, to epigraphic and archaeological evidence, to assemble a coherent picture of Islam and trade across the ocean.